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06/16/2026
Every school sees it.
Students return from summer.
Some reconnect quickly.
Others take longer.
They return with different experiences, routines, and habits from the last few months.
The strongest starts rarely happen by accident.
They happen when schools intentionally create opportunities for students to reconnect to learning, relationships, expectations, and purpose.
As educators prepare for another school year, we're curious:
👉 What have you found helps students reconnect the fastest after summer break?
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As principals, teachers, and school leaders wrap up another school year, they are doing something students rarely see.
They're reflecting.
Not just on grades, assessments, and standards.
But on students.
Who found confidence?
Who learned to keep going when things got hard?
Who started helping others without being asked?
Who began carrying habits that weren't there in September?
Those moments rarely appear on a report card.
Yet they may be some of the most important things students carry into next year.
As students head into summer, perhaps this is also a moment for all of us who care about education to reflect:
👉 What do we want students to carry forward, and what do we need to intentionally build from the very beginning?
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Earlier in the year, a teacher was constantly reminding students:
“Help your partner.”
“Stay with the task.”
“Encourage each other.”
“Wait for everyone.”
And then, the teacher noticed something.
Students had started doing it on their own.
A student noticed someone frustrated and stepped in to help.
A group slowed down so no one was left behind.
Not every time. Not perfectly. But naturally.
Classrooms begin changing through small moments where habits are named and practiced often enough that they start becoming part of who students are.
Created in collaboration with Random Lake School District.
👉 Where have you seen students begin carrying a habit forward without waiting to be reminded?
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04/28/2026
A kindergarten classroom was working on a simple task.
Picking up cotton balls using a Q-tip.
Some got it quickly. Others couldn’t.
The teacher didn’t move on.
He paused the room.
Not to explain the activity again.
But to bring them back to what they were really working on.
If you’ve figured it out… help someone else.
If you’re struggling… keep going.
Students started helping each other.
Encouraging. Showing. Waiting.
They kept going… until everyone got there.
It wasn’t just an activity. It was perseverance, teamwork, and responsibility.
👉 Where are students getting opportunities to build like this consistently?
We’re creating more ways for students to apply skills in real-world situations as they grow. Apprenticeships. Mentorship. Career pathways.
They give students a chance to apply what they’ve learned and contribute in real situations.
But success in those moments depends on something deeper.
Skills like focus, perseverance, working with others, and taking responsibility don’t start in high school.
They are formed much earlier.
Through repetition, consistency, and everyday practice.
And as students grow, those same skills evolve.
From simple habits…
to how they think, decide, and act.
👉 Where are students getting consistent opportunities to build these skills early on?
04/14/2026
Last week we shared a real moment.
A group of 4th graders carried water in milk gallons.
And started asking questions we don’t usually hear in classrooms.
Students didn’t need to be reminded to show empathy.
They were already thinking about people.
But that was just one moment.
What if moments like this
were a part of everyday learning?
What happens when students don’t just hear about skills
but experience them consistently?
That’s when something deeper begins to build.
Not just empathy.
But how they think.
How they respond.
How they show up.
👉 Where have you seen learning move from something students hear…
to something they truly experience?
And what made it possible?
A 4th grade teacher from Random Lake shared a moment we haven't been able to shake.
Students brought empty milk gallons from home.
Walked to the lake.
Carried water back to school.
Buckets in hand.
They felt the weight of it.
On the way back, questions started coming.
Who does this?
Why do we have to do this?
Who lives like this?
Simple, but deep questions.
Back in the classroom, they read about water conservation and daily life of children in other parts of the world. They reflected, wrote, and connected it to what they were learning.
They weren't just teaming about water. They were thinking about people.
Durable Skills like empathy, reflection, and perseverance weren't introduced as concepts. They were experienced.
And when that happens, students don't wait to be reminded.
They begin to notice.
To think.
To respond differently.
When learning is structured this way, skills don't stay as words. They begin to show up in how students learn and engage.
👉 Where have you seen this shift—from learning about something to truly thinking about people? In classrooms or at home?
03/31/2026
A teacher shared something that felt very real.
“Every day feels challenging," she said
Students have heard about focus, responsibility, and perseverance.
But so much of the day still goes into redirecting, reminding, and bringing them back to the work.
It shows up in how time gets pulled away during the day.
Getting started takes longer.
Transitions stretch.
Learning gets interrupted.
The skills are there.
But they haven’t become habits yet.
When these skills are practiced intentionally every day, classrooms feel different.
Less time managing behavior.
More time in learning.
👉 Where do you see time getting pulled away most often during the day?
03/24/2026
A principal recently shared something that stayed with us.
Across classrooms, teachers are constantly reminding students to focus, take responsibility, and stay with their work.
And as students grow, the reminders don’t stop.
They just change.
But this stood out.
Students have heard about these skills.
But they haven’t practiced them enough for them to become second nature.
And that changes everything.
When skills like perseverance, focus, and responsibility are practiced intentionally every day, classrooms feel different.
Calmer.
More focused.
Learning begins faster.
👉 What are some ways you are helping students or your own children practice these skills in everyday learning? We’d love to learn, what's working!
03/19/2026
A first grade teacher Amy Theis shared something interesting about her classroom. Amy mentioned that over time her classroom has filled with words like perseverance, empathy, responsibility, and focus.
Not because students are reminded constantly.
Because they practice those skills every day alongside their learning.
She noticed something else too.
Transitions are calmer.
Students settle into learning faster.
And when something gets difficult, they don’t shut down, they keep going.
Durable skills begin to show up differently when students know them, name them, and practice them.
Small moments like these strengthen classroom culture.
What durable skills are kids practicing most often in classrooms or at home?
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